Tomas Estrada Palma was the first
A) leader of the Cuba Libre movement to win popular election to the presidency.
B) democratically elected president of a truly independent, sovereign Cuban nation.
C) Cuban revolutionary to oppose foreign imperialism and local elite domination.
D) Cuban president to submit to U.S. pressures and curry favor among local elites through patronage and corruption.
D
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The key figure in the spread of Christianity outside the Jewish community was
A. Peter. B. Paul of Tarsus. C. Jesus. D. Tiberius. E. Joseph of Arimethea.
During the late 1920s and the 1930s, ________ became a substitute religion for some Europeans
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Benjamin Franklin's "Snake Cartoon" was meant to stress unity among the colonies during the French and Indian War
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The English East India Company and the VOC were privately owned companies that enjoyed all of the following advantages EXCEPT
A) funds to outfit ships and hire crews. B) commodities and money for trade. C) direct government supervision. D) the potential for tremendous profits. E) heavily armed ships to back up their demands.